Adult Children of Alcoholics

By: Janet Geringer Woititz

Narrated by: Therese Plummer

Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's Summary

Ten years ago, Janet Woititz broke new ground in our understanding of what it is to be an adult child of an alcoholic. Today, she re-examines the movement and its inclusion of adult children from various dysfunctional family backgrounds who share the same characteristics. After more than 10 years of working with ACoAs, she shares the recovery hints that she has found to work. Listen to Adult Children of Alcoholics to see where the journey began and for ideas on where to go from here.

This book provides wisdom and information for all adult children of dysfunctional families.

©1990 Janet G. Woititz (P)2010 Audible, Inc.

CONCISE PROBLEM ANALYSIS. SOLUTIONS, NOT SO MUCH.

I really found this book to be very enlightening. It was written and read well. As it is not my first book on the subject, it was more reinforcing in nature, which was fine. It helped me articulate issues that I needed to convey to my therapist. The narrator did a great job, she made the book feel less technical and more humanistic, as it should be.

The format of the book as that each of the characteristics of ACOA's were concisely explored first. Then when we got to the section where she was to offer some ways to address the related issues. Well, it seemed she rehashed the explanation of the issues again.

But I see the problem with this. The bottom line is, all one can do is offer some generalized insight on how to address these issues. Overcoming them is a very daunting and personal challenge. So I don't fault her. I'll keep this as a reference and highly recommend it to others who are ACOA's. It's definitely ON POINT!

12 of 12 people found this review helpful

Finally

I had the book in print for years and it's dog-eared pages and highlighted text well, sometimes was really hard to put down and then pick up again. Hearing it was really amazing...so glad this is in audio finally. One AHA moment that I had was the patience or "now" factor...why I must do things or have things "now" this was something I didn't fully get from the written text. I wish all her titles on this topic were in audio.

11 of 12 people found this review helpful

The husband of an adult child of an alcoholic

This is a great book for any spouse to read that has a partner that was a child of an alcoholic. I now feel that I can understand my wife a lot better now...

4 of 4 people found this review helpful

A must read

If you had an alcoholic parent ... i think you should read this book even if you think you don't ... this book awakened me to facts i have never even considered ... it helped me understand so many aspects of my personality and deal with so many of my problems

8 of 9 people found this review helpful

Very informative!

Alcoholism and substance abuse is so prevalent in our society that every adult should read this book. So many people are so confused...and do not know why. This book clears a great amount of confusion.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Great information Horribel narrator

I found the information in this audio book very helpful and informative but the narrator sounded almost robotic. Very hard to listen to at first but got past it.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Very interesting

Although I knew it existed, I somehow missed reading this book throughout the years - It really clarifies the behaviors of children of alcoholics and describes how they came to behave the way they do. It is descriptive and I found myself frequently shaking my head in agreement. Unfortunately, it doesn't offer any solutions to help quell the behaviors, but I can see why it has been such a popular book.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

This book is a hand up out of dark places.

Made since of a lifetime! Listening to this gave me workable direction, Inspiring me to keep healing. Mind, body, & spirit. And to remove the barriers to love, belonging, & self worth. What life purpose, to heal & return to the heart... I only hope I keep the faith, & continue to take one step at a time. Healing is brave, & vulnerable work.
I recommend this book to anyone.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Not my first book

Good book. You need to read it with an opened mind as it could appear as if you are being labeled a lot. When reading focus on why you can use for you and don’t fret on the other stuff. Many books about alcoholics can make you feel like your the issue. Been dealing with this for while and have read a lot and been in therapy. It’s a good read to help remind you what you need to focus on to be a better you.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

yes!

made complete sense.... I related 💯. must read for any adult children of alcoholics

thanks!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Very good in content but very much too concise

Would you try another book written by Janet Geringer Woititz or narrated by Therese Plummer?

I don't know. The reader was okay (a bit too quick). The book itself good in content but extremely concise. I am ACoA and part of my recovery/therapy is read or listen to good texts. This book is almost like reading an Encyclopedia, so brief. I wish it had more examples written in more elaborate manner. I got a great deal from this book but was frustrated with the approach.

If you’ve listened to books by Janet Geringer Woititz before, how does this one compare?

NA

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

Narrator was okay. The only thing maybe would be to read slower. The text is so packed with meaning that it could allow the listener to absorb the content better.

Any additional comments?

I will hold to this book inspite of my frustration expressed earlier. I need to listen to it again and pause at times in order to digest the content and relate it to my life, think of other examples.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful